It makes sense that Plumbers Local 5 is the latest union to contribute to the Community Services Agency’s efforts to help workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1890, Local 5 has been committed to “protecting the health” of the nation’s capital. “From our bathroom fixtures, through the sewers below the street, to the treatment plants, we safeguard the water supply for the health of our communities and protect our environment for future generations,” the union says. Plumbers Local 5 contributed $10,000 to CSA’s Emergency Assistance Fund last week, which will be used to help unemployed union members struggling to maintain their households. “In this unprecedented crisis, this donation is just another way of showing solidarity within the labor movement," said Local 5 Business Manager James E. Killeen III.
In today’s labor history, on this date in 1912, in what may have been baseball’s first labor strike, the Detroit Tigers refused to play after team leader Ty Cobb was suspended: he went into the stands and beat a fan who had been heckling him. Cobb was reinstated and the Tigers went back to work after the team manager’s failed attempt to replace the players with a local college team: their pitcher gave up 24 runs. Today’s labor quote is by Ty Cobb, who said: “Sure, I fought. I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. If you’ve been thinking about completing your bachelor’s degree, now is the time - union members and their family members who enroll in the Union Plus Bachelor’s Degree Program before June 22 can complete their degree for FREE. Visit bachelorsdegree.unionplus.org. Please be sure to support WPFW during our Spring Pledge Drive; call 202-588-9739 or 1-800-222-9739 or pledge online at wpfwfm.org, click on Donate Now. Thanks very much!
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